My son and I are preparing to go to Star Wars Celebration in Chicago starting Thursday April 11th. It is traditional to bring something to give away at Star Wars conventions, called swag. Swag comes in many shapes and sizes, from small buttons someone makes, to custom action figures.

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I have always enjoyed rainbows, and since I did some studying on them, I realized their are multiple applications.

First some history, in 1867 Rene Descartes decided to study the properties of rainbows.   He did many tests.  He found:

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Rainbows, so very beautiful.  At the very time storm clouds move in, we can see these beautiful phenomena.  It can be the same in our own lives.  We first learn about rainbows in the bible with Noah.

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As the scripture said, the rainbow was a reminder of the covenant between God and all living flesh, human and animal; that he would never flood the whole earth again.  This made me wonder if animals could appreciate the wonder of a rainbow.

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Did you know that a rainbow is a personal experience?  Each rainbow is perceived depending on where the raindrops are, the angle of sunlight to rain, and YOUR position relative to the sun and rain.  Even if someone is right next to you, they do not see the same rainbow that you do.

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Who likes Pie?

Of course in this case I am talking about the Math version.

Pi is always the Circumference divided by the diameter.  The older way to say it is Pi is the Circumference divided by the Radius squared.  Pi is interesting since it is an irrational number, so it never repeats.  

Back in 8th grade when I was learning in Math class the teacher said something about Pi that shocked me so much I almost fell off my chair. 

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February 2014 the Kepler Science Team announced the discovery of 715 new planets outside of our solar system.

How do we know that it’s a planet and not something else in the way?  We keep watching.  If we see the same star, dim by the same amount, for the same amount of time in the future; we know we have a planet.  

So if you think about it, scientists look for planets outside of our solar system, not by what we see, but by what we don’t see.  When the Kepler team are convicted that what they have NOT seen is a planet, they announce it.

Have you ever thought about the planets and the solar system in relation to the Bible?

Job 26:7
“He stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.

Many other cultures thought that the earth was supported by different animals, but way back in the time of Job we are told it is hung on nothing.  A very good description of space.

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Ever think about the Moon?  We know that God created it in the beginning.

Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night

We know it gives us light at night, light reflected from the sun.

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